Burkina Faso vs Iraq statistics compared

Burkina Faso has a population of 23.5M (ranked 59/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Burkina Faso's land area is 105,638 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 73rd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Burkina Faso and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Burkina Faso and Iraq economies compared

GDP

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	GDP
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1960	$330,442,816	$1,537,252,193
1961	$350,247,234	$1,671,960,965
1962	$379,567,099	$1,784,174,541
1963	$394,040,667	$1,805,901,510
1964	$410,321,645	$2,136,408,198
1965	$422,916,790	$2,335,785,506
1966	$433,889,766	$2,530,306,096
1967	$450,753,924	$2,551,522,656
1968	$460,442,689	$2,896,598,841
1969	$478,298,645	$3,007,758,797
1970	$458,404,269	$3,281,318,687
1971	$482,411,179	$3,865,346,535
1972	$578,595,522	$4,113,848,002
1973	$674,773,570	$5,134,367,778
1974	$751,133,430	$11,516,762,614
1975	$939,972,703	$13,458,516,763
1976	$976,547,188	$17,754,825,601
1977	$1,131,224,878	$19,838,130,715
1978	$1,475,583,645	$23,762,275,652
1979	$1,748,480,621	$37,816,457,839
1980	$1,928,719,888	$52,569,000,000
1981	$1,775,842,334	$37,823,000,000
1982	$1,754,450,096	$42,382,333,333
1983	$1,600,278,605	$40,712,903,226
1984	$1,459,880,132	$46,938,387,097
1985	$1,552,493,196	$48,425,161,290
1986	$2,036,303,358	$47,264,516,129
1987	$2,369,834,950	$56,774,193,548
1988	$2,616,040,479	$62,684,516,129
1989	$2,615,587,734	$65,831,935,484
1990	$3,101,300,779	$180,408,064,516
1991	$3,135,045,584	$407,796,350
1992	$3,356,692,505	$553,671,958
1993	$3,199,536,465	$1,031,944,881
1994	$1,895,290,637	$3,991,349,283
1995	$2,379,517,975	$12,894,029,888
1996	$2,586,550,595	$10,433,698,621
1997	$2,447,669,102	$20,764,857,056
1998	$2,804,902,367	$20,617,405,044
1999	$3,389,566,713	$36,881,601,584
2000	$2,968,370,088	$48,364,250,944
2001	$3,190,371,081	$36,176,430,129
2002	$3,622,350,063	$32,928,454,672
2003	$4,740,768,143	$21,921,569,479
2004	$5,451,688,538	$36,633,669,269
2005	$6,146,353,173	$50,065,104,668
2006	$6,547,419,820	$65,147,051,918
2007	$7,625,722,837	$88,837,057,320
2008	$9,451,435,490	$131,614,434,154
2009	$9,450,696,873	$111,657,580,326
2010	$10,109,619,741	$138,516,722,650
2011	$12,080,295,978	$185,749,664,444
2012	$12,561,015,157	$218,002,476,129
2013	$13,444,300,486	$234,637,675,129
2014	$13,943,016,077	$228,415,656,175
2015	$11,832,159,316	$166,774,104,959
2016	$12,833,363,045	$166,743,557,748
2017	$14,106,955,615	$187,217,660,051
2018	$15,890,066,221	$227,367,469,034
2019	$16,032,813,503	$233,636,097,800
2020	$17,725,010,533	$180,898,797,517
2021	$19,697,516,284	$209,691,945,713
2022	$18,820,218,691	$287,372,232,138
2023	$20,324,617,845	$268,881,051,644
2024	$23,250,214,910	$279,641,257,615

Burkina Faso and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1960	$69.2	$218.9
1961	$72.2	$232.4
1962	$77.2	$240.7
1963	$78.9	$235.5
1964	$80.9	$269.4
1965	$82.1	$284.8
1966	$82.8	$298.2
1967	$84.6	$290.6
1968	$85	$319
1969	$86.8	$320
1970	$81.7	$337
1971	$84.5	$384
1972	$99.6	$394
1973	$114.1	$476
1974	$124.7	$1,031
1975	$152.9	$1,166
1976	$155.5	$1,489
1977	$176	$1,609
1978	$223.9	$1,863
1979	$258.5	$2,871
1980	$277.6	$3,868
1981	$248.7	$2,700
1982	$239	$2,942
1983	$211.9	$2,743
1984	$187.8	$3,066
1985	$194.1	$3,088
1986	$247.5	$2,940
1987	$280.2	$3,436
1988	$301	$3,707
1989	$293.2	$3,791
1990	$339	$10,261
1991	$334	$23
1992	$349	$30.3
1993	$324	$53.7
1994	$187.2	$198.2
1995	$229.1	$619
1996	$242.7	$485
1997	$223.9	$936
1998	$249.5	$901
1999	$292.8	$1,560
2000	$248.9	$1,980
2001	$259.5	$1,436
2002	$285.7	$1,266
2003	$362	$818
2004	$404	$1,328
2005	$441	$1,762
2006	$456	$2,277
2007	$515	$3,129
2008	$619	$4,543
2009	$602	$3,715
2010	$625	$4,462
2011	$725	$5,776
2012	$731	$6,478
2013	$760	$6,650
2014	$765	$6,249
2015	$630	$4,440
2016	$664	$4,334
2017	$709	$4,759
2018	$777	$5,647
2019	$765	$5,672
2020	$825	$4,295
2021	$896	$4,868
2022	$836	$6,521
2023	$883	$5,965
2024	$987	$6,074

Burkina Faso vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1950	33	37.4
1951	33.4	39
1952	33.6	40.5
1953	33.9	42.1
1954	34.2	43.5
1955	34.5	45
1956	34.8	46.4
1957	35.1	47.7
1958	35.4	49
1959	35.7	49.7
1960	36.1	51.5
1961	36.4	52.3
1962	36.8	53.5
1963	37.1	54.4
1964	37.4	55.2
1965	37.8	56.4
1966	38.1	57.3
1967	38.4	58.4
1968	38.8	59
1969	39	59.6
1970	39.5	60.5
1971	39.9	61.3
1972	40.4	61.8
1973	40.9	62.3
1974	41.7	61
1975	42.5	61.4
1976	43.3	63.6
1977	44.2	63.9
1978	45	64.2
1979	45.7	64.4
1980	46.5	60.9
1981	46.9	58.7
1982	47.6	59
1983	48.1	59.3
1984	48.5	59.5
1985	48.7	59.8
1986	49	60
1987	49.1	60.3
1988	49.2	56.7
1989	49.3	57.5
1990	49.3	57.6
1991	49.3	61.3
1992	49.4	65.3
1993	49.4	65.3
1994	49.5	65
1995	49.6	64.8
1996	49.7	64.6
1997	49.6	64.2
1998	50.2	64.4
1999	50.5	64.5
2000	50.8	64.9
2001	51.2	65.3
2002	51.4	65.7
2003	52	64.8
2004	52.6	64.6
2005	53.3	64.9
2006	53.8	64
2007	54.4	64.4
2008	55.2	66.5
2009	55.8	67.8
2010	56.3	68.1
2011	57	68.4
2012	57.5	68.8
2013	57.9	69
2014	58.3	69.7
2015	58.8	70
2016	59.2	68.7
2017	59.6	69.8
2018	60	71.1
2019	60.2	71.2
2020	60.5	69.7
2021	60	70.7
2022	60.7	72
2023	61.1	72.3
2024	61.3	72.4
2025	61.5	72.5

Burkina Faso and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1960	4,778,621	7,022,052
1961	4,848,224	7,194,553
1962	4,919,672	7,413,875
1963	4,993,623	7,667,928
1964	5,071,034	7,929,566
1965	5,152,833	8,202,140
1966	5,237,933	8,485,104
1967	5,326,348	8,778,869
1968	5,418,644	9,085,016
1969	5,513,177	9,403,356
1970	5,610,304	9,735,611
1971	5,707,999	10,077,809
1972	5,807,234	10,430,164
1973	5,911,927	10,795,869
1974	6,024,904	11,167,761
1975	6,147,569	11,543,639
1976	6,280,635	11,927,651
1977	6,428,734	12,331,046
1978	6,590,984	12,753,355
1979	6,763,903	13,170,365
1980	6,947,900	13,591,992
1981	7,140,271	14,006,381
1982	7,340,197	14,406,083
1983	7,551,129	14,840,555
1984	7,772,256	15,310,733
1985	7,999,935	15,683,430
1986	8,228,847	16,074,145
1987	8,457,109	16,521,049
1988	8,687,435	16,908,819
1989	8,921,175	17,364,542
1990	9,159,356	17,581,206
1991	9,394,632	17,767,253
1992	9,629,275	18,300,845
1993	9,871,713	19,201,195
1994	10,123,798	20,139,807
1995	10,386,722	20,825,860
1996	10,655,942	21,501,321
1997	10,934,223	22,176,593
1998	11,240,664	22,884,399
1999	11,574,928	23,636,527
2000	11,925,546	24,424,056
2001	12,295,001	25,197,840
2002	12,680,897	26,006,559
2003	13,082,532	26,802,659
2004	13,500,533	27,577,878
2005	13,932,123	28,407,448
2006	14,373,707	28,616,515
2007	14,816,307	28,391,607
2008	15,258,093	28,971,036
2009	15,710,066	30,058,206
2010	16,176,498	31,045,366
2011	16,661,908	32,161,424
2012	17,172,287	33,654,842
2013	17,695,409	35,281,989
2014	18,229,461	36,550,059
2015	18,777,487	37,560,535
2016	19,334,856	38,469,627
2017	19,894,407	39,337,353
2018	20,438,288	40,265,624
2019	20,961,952	41,192,171
2020	21,478,690	42,116,605
2021	21,995,243	43,071,211
2022	22,509,038	44,070,551
2023	23,025,776	45,074,049
2024	23,548,781	46,042,015

Fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Iraq

Fertility rate

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1960	6.25	5.3
1961	6.29	5.8
1962	6.32	6.99
1963	6.36	7.01
1964	6.42	7.01
1965	6.47	7.02
1966	6.53	7.02
1967	6.59	7.03
1968	6.65	7.06
1969	6.66	7.08
1970	6.69	7.07
1971	6.7	7.06
1972	6.72	7.02
1973	6.77	6.99
1974	6.84	6.95
1975	6.91	6.91
1976	6.95	6.86
1977	7.05	6.8
1978	7.15	6.73
1979	7.19	6.66
1980	7.22	6.59
1981	7.26	6.53
1982	7.25	6.46
1983	7.25	6.39
1984	7.25	6.32
1985	7.24	6.25
1986	7.22	6.18
1987	7.17	6.11
1988	7.11	6.05
1989	7.05	5.99
1990	7.01	5.93
1991	6.97	5.83
1992	6.94	5.72
1993	6.89	5.61
1994	6.84	5.49
1995	6.81	5.36
1996	6.78	5.25
1997	6.72	5.19
1998	6.66	5.11
1999	6.59	5.04
2000	6.52	4.92
2001	6.43	4.8
2002	6.34	4.67
2003	6.28	4.58
2004	6.22	4.53
2005	6.18	4.45
2006	6.17	4.46
2007	6.11	4.4
2008	6.05	4.37
2009	5.99	4.38
2010	5.94	4.46
2011	5.87	4.59
2012	5.79	4.54
2013	5.7	4.44
2014	5.6	4.31
2015	5.48	4.08
2016	5.33	3.84
2017	5.17	3.64
2018	4.92	3.55
2019	4.68	3.48
2020	4.44	3.42
2021	4.36	3.36
2022	4.28	3.29
2023	4.19	3.25

Burkina Faso and Iraq demographics compared

Median age

Burkina Faso

Iraq

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Burkina Faso	Iraq
1960	19.8	20.4
1961	19.7	20.4
1962	19.7	20.1
1963	19.7	19.8
1964	19.6	19.5
1965	19.6	19.3
1966	19.5	19
1967	19.5	18.7
1968	19.3	18.5
1969	19.1	18.3
1970	18.9	18.1
1971	18.8	17.9
1972	18.6	17.7
1973	18.5	17.5
1974	18.3	17.2
1975	18.2	17
1976	18.1	16.7
1977	17.9	16.6
1978	17.8	16.6
1979	17.7	16.5
1980	17.6	16.5
1981	17.5	16.5
1982	17.4	16.5
1983	17.3	16.6
1984	17.2	16.6
1985	17.1	16.7
1986	16.9	16.8
1987	16.8	16.9
1988	16.7	16.9
1989	16.6	17
1990	16.5	17.1
1991	16.4	17.2
1992	16.3	17.3
1993	16.3	17.3
1994	16.3	17.4
1995	16.3	17.5
1996	16.3	17.6
1997	16.3	17.7
1998	16.3	17.8
1999	16.4	17.9
2000	16.5	17.9
2001	16.6	18
2002	16.7	18.1
2003	16.8	18.2
2004	16.9	18.3
2005	17	18.5
2006	17.1	18.6
2007	17.1	18.7
2008	17.1	18.8
2009	17.1	18.9
2010	17.1	19
2011	17.1	19.1
2012	17.1	19.2
2013	17.1	19.3
2014	17.1	19.4
2015	17.1	19.5
2016	17.2	19.7
2017	17.3	19.9
2018	17.4	20.1
2019	17.6	20.4
2020	17.7	20.6
2021	18	20.9
2022	18.2	21.1
2023	18.4	21.4
2024	18.6	21.6

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